Murguia

See also: Murguía

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Murguía, Castilianized form of Basque Murgia. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

Proper noun

Murguia (plural Murguias)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Murguia is the 7983^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4141 individuals. Murguia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Murguia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 637.